“Thus, at the end, Diderot arrived at the threshold of politics.”
Wilson depict Diderot’s place in the unfolding of the Enlightenment, and discusses his connection with Rousseau, D'Alembert, Voltaire, and other figures central in the political and intellectual history of the eighteenth century. In addition, Wilson sets forth the history of the Encyclopédie in conjunction with the personal life of its chief editor.
Author: Arthur M. Wilson
Title: Diderot: The Testing Years, 1713-1759
Edition: First Edition, first printing
Published: New York: Oxford University Press, 1957
Physical Description: Hardcover; Octavo; 417p
Condition: Fair to good condition dust jacket (price-clipped) with edge wear, chipping, heavy rubbing to surfaces, foxing, and toning—in new dust jacket cover. Boards and spine very clean with edge wear, bumping to corners, and crushing at spine ends. Binding solid and square. Pages toned. Slight foxing on fore-edge.
Comments: Scarce copy
